Exclusive Diablo 4 Season 5 Changes Preview from Rob2628

Posted 2024/07/15 at 8:41 PM by Wowhead

official reveal of the Spiritborn ClassRob2628These notes are a summary of the teaser provided by Rob on his stream; these notes are not complete. Blizzard will release official Season 5 patch notes at some point in the future.General Changes

Adjusted main stat scaling to make up for the additional item slots that Barbarians and Rogue have.

Necromancers and Sorcerers now receive 1% damage per 8 Intelligence, used to be 1% damage per 10 Intelligence.

Druids now receive 1% damage per 8 Willpower, used to be 1% damage per 10 Willpower.

Rogues now receive 1% damage per 9 Dexterity, used to be 1% damage per 10 Dexterity.

UniquesFrostburn

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Up to 8% Lucky Hit Chance

Up to 15% Attack Speed

Up to 180% Fire and Cold Damage

Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to deal 4,000 Cold Damage

Lucky Hit: Up to a 50% chance to Freeze enemies for 2 seconds.

Flickerstep

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Inherent: Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 2.5 Seconds

Inherent: Evade Grants X% Movement Speed for X seconds

Up to 18% Movement Speed

Up to 300% Ultimate Damage

Up to 60% Lightning Resistance

Up to 12.5% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies

Fists of Fate

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Up to X% Attack Speed

Up to X% Critical Strike

Up to 51% Lucky Hit Chance

Temper ManualsNatural Finesse

Damage to Close Enemies reduced from 85% to 55%.

ConsumablesProfane Mindcage

Has been added to the game permanently.

Enchanting

Enchanting no longer costs Angelbreath.

Endgame ChangesThe Pit

The stacking debuff that increases damage taken after getting hit by the Pit boss' abilities is going to remain.

Helltide

Readjusted Baneful Heart drop rate.

Blood Maiden now only requires 2 Baneful Hearts to be summoned in World Tier 1 and World Tier 2.

Infernal Hordes

Significantly increased the rewards from Infernal Hordes.

Spoils of Greater Equipment chest cost to open reduced from 250 to 60 Burning Aether.

Spoils of Equipment chest cost to open reduced from 25 to 20 Burning Aether.

Spoils of Materials chest cost to open reduced from 25 to 20 Burning Aether.

Timer per wave reduced from 90 to 60 seconds.

Increased amount of monsters per wave.

Doubled all Burning Aether drops.

Pets can now pick up Burning Aether.

Boss health on the PTR was bugged and was therefore decreased.

New Tiers 9 and 10 are coming with the Midseason Patch.

Barbarian Class Changes Key Passives

Damage reduced from 100% to 35%.

Damage reduced from 12% to 8%.

Damage reduced from 20% to 10% while all three damage bonuses are active.

Attack Speed reduced from 20% to 10% while all three damage bonuses are active.

Damage reduced from 100% to 45%.

Previous - When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 140% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.

Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 85% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Now - When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 70%. The Bleed amount is further increased by 100% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.

Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 120% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

UniquesFields of Crimson

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Up to 270 Strength

Up to 500% Damage to Bleeding Enemies

Up to 70% Rupture Explosion Size

Up to 25% Rupture Cooldown Reduction

Battle Trance

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Up to 8% Critical Strike Chance

Up to 12.5% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies

Up to +3 to Frenzy

Up to +6 to

100,000 Steps

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Evade Grants 10% Attack Speed for X seconds

Up to 18% Movement Speed

Up to 7% Movement Speed per Bonus

Up to 60% Ground Stomp Size

Temper ManualsBarbarian Protection (Legacy)

Removed the Barbarian Protection (Legacy) Temper Manual.

Druid Class Changes SkillsBoulder

Damage increased from 46% to 70%.

Rabies

is now baseline.

Blood Howl

Now baseline tagged as a Shout skill.

Key Passives

Damage increased from 30% to 40%.

Chance increased from 5% to 10%.

Aspects

Maximum damage increased from 30% to 40%.

Maximum damage increased from 40% to 55%.

Maximum damage increased from 30% to 35%.

No longer adds a cooldown to Earth Spike.

Balanced Aspect

Spirit Generation increased from 20% to 50%.

Stoneworker's Aspect

Aspect is being changed.

Uniques

is now a Ring, changed from being Gloves.

ParagonThunderstruck

Damage cap increased from 40% to 60%.

Survival Instincts

Damage cap increased from 50% to 60%.

Earthen Devastation

Damage cap increased from 40% to 60%.

Necromancer Changes Skills

Lucky Hit Chance of most skills increased by ~50%.

Example: Sever Lucky Hit Chance increased from 25% to 40%.

Explosion can now trigger Lucky Hit effects.

AspectsAspect of Serration

Now scales with size increase from Path of Trag'Oul.

Minimum cooldown reduced from 7 to 6 seconds.

ParagonBloodbath

Overpower damage increased from 35% to 70%.

Blood Begets Blood

Damage increased from 5% to 10%.

Damage cap increased from 30% to 50%.

Temper ManualsBlood Finesse

Blood Damage increased from 55% to 80%.

Blood Overpower Damage increased from 85% to 105%.

Damage while Fortified increased from 55% to 80%.

Shadow Finesse

Shadow Damage Over Time increased from 75% to 90%.

Darkness Damage increased from 55% to 80%.

Rogue Class Changes SkillsFlurry

Damage increased from 94% to 130%.

Lucky Hit Chance increased from 15% to 20%.

Further upgrade node changes.

Bug fix: no longer increases its maximum value.

Class Specializations

Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

UniquesWindforce

No longer causes Knock Back.

Eyes in the Dark

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Up to 1,400 Maximum Life

Up to 300% Ultimate Damage

Up to 15% Damage Reduction from Enemies that are affected by Trap Skills

Up to +4

Saboteur's Signet

Reworked the item's affixes to:

Up to 275% Grenade Damage

Up to 42% Stun Grenade Size

+1 Energy when a Stun Grenade Explodes

Up to 8% Cooldown Reduction

ParagonExploit Weakness

No longer executes Elites.

No Witnesses

Damage cap increased from 35% to 45%.

Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

Sorcerer Class Changes Skills

Damage of all Core and Mastery skills increased by 15-20%.

Hydra

Damage increased from 16% to 18%.

Ice Armor

Barrier increased from 40% to 56% of your Maximum Life.

Passives

Healing increased.

Damage Reduction cap increased from 40% to 60%.

Damage Reduction increased from 8% to 10%.

Key Passives

Damage increased from 40% to 60%.

Damage increased from 30% to 45% but no longer receives damage from itself.

Aspects

Maximum damage increased from 25% to 40%.

Aspect is being changed.

UniquesAxial Conduit

Unique item is being changed.

ParagonBurning Instinct

Damage cap increased from 40% to 80%.

Now receives 1% damage for every 20 Intelligence you have, down from 25 Intelligence.

Ceaseless Conduit

Damage cap increased from 60% to 120%.

Now receives 2% damage for every 20 Intelligence you have, down from 3%.

Elemental Summoner

Damage cap increased from 30% to 60%.

Now receives 10% damage of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Fire, Lightning, and Cold, up from 5%.

Frigid Fate

Damage cap increased from 30% to 60%.

Now receives 20% damage of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Cold, up from 10%.

Searing Heat

Damage cap increased from 30% to 60%.

Now receives 20% damage of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Fire, up from 10%.

Icefall

Damage increased from 18% to 25%.

Comment by DreadfuryDKYo wait, hold up, Sorc's about to go nuclear this season.Comment by PhotekYo yo no more angelbreth drought yo yoComment by AlustrielWe'll see once the patch goes live if al of this stays. Waiting for better drops too.Comment by OlbrechtCan items still be bricked with enchanting or master working or whatever they call it now?Comment by legionleafBjörnfang's Tusks becoming a ring is huge. Storm druid stonks on the rise.Comment by SalindrisI think my favorite wowhead articles are when they literally just link to someone else's content and copy paste patch notesComment by AngryPigeonIs that all the changes, or just some of them?Comment by arandanA game that's always been trivial getting even more daft with each passing season, good job.Comment by Kozzie1185Pit boss mechanic Big L. Not changing the infernal waves time mechanic BIG L.

Game is kind of a big L tbh.